Hi Comm
I have my SGA since end of August and feel the volumeoutput for phonecalling is much too quiet. My talkingpartners don't have a problem to hear me, so i guess the mic should be ok, but when there is too much ambient noise i can drop the call.
All soundsettings are at MAX
Only help atm is to use my BT Headset, so i can turn it louder. But using the Headset should be optional, not a must.
Anyone of you got an idea to that? And yes, i already removed the protection plastic of the phone.
My brother has the same phone with the same issue.
Thanks
Morph
P.S. @an0nym0us_ - sry, forgot this forum was english, i translated my text
dude, read the forum rules. use english
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u on froyo or gingerbread? if still on froyo, try upgrade to gingerbread and see if the problem still exist. maybe its just rom/modem problem. if u already on gingerbread maybe u can flash just the modem if it makes any difference
btw here a thread with many modem collection for ace http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289830
Hi an0nym0us
I was on Gingerbread and did a ROM flash to GingerReal 1.4 (SGA-GR-1.4_GINGERBREAD.XWKPW) - same issue on both ROMs.
Can i flash different modem settings without having my actual ROM being confused? Or should i flash the ROM again when having new modem drivers?
Br Morph
I say it's hardware problem. I had my own ace having speakerphone problems, couldn't hear anything too.
if its hardware problem, service centre is the one and only solution
but is it just purely coincidence that op and his brother had the same problem?
an0nym0us_ said:
if its hardware problem, service centre is the one and only solution
but is it just purely coincidence that op and his brother had the same problem?
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Now we don't have this problem so it might be coincidence.
Call volume can be adjusted using volume buttons in a call right?
consegregate said:
Call volume can be adjusted using volume buttons in a call right?
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yes, and its on max (=7) already.
since i have flashed a custom rom i might have a problem with the service center.
My brothers phone is still untouched
Well you could flash back to your regional rom and pretend it was just a factory reset.
good morning
i won't go to the service center, because i know those peeps. I give them my new handy, just to received it back two weeks later (or even longer), unchanged. Statement: everything ok.
appart from loading diverent modem-drivers, has anyone got a smart idea?
br morph
//Edit: I found these instructions to edit volume-settings ..., when entering code *#197328640# i see the main menü, but i cant call up menu 5 (Audio), it seems to be locked!? I can enter all other menues...
1. *#197328640#
2. [5] Audio
3. [8] MAX8899 AMP
4. [3] SET STEREO HEADSET
5. [1] PRE AMP GAIN
6. [3] 20DB
anyone got an idea ???
TheMorpheus2000 said:
//Edit: I found these instructions to edit volume-settings ..., when entering code *#197328640# i see the main menü, but i cant call up menu 5 (Audio), it seems to be locked!? I can enter all other menues...
1. *#197328640#
2. [5] Audio
3. [8] MAX8899 AMP
4. [3] SET STEREO HEADSET
5. [1] PRE AMP GAIN
6. [3] 20DB
anyone got an idea ???
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Can anyone give me a help on that?
Br Morph
i cant belive there is not trick to do this...
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Hi.
as written in another thread i have serious BT HEadset Problems since e few weeks, my opponent cant hear me but i can hear him. Thought this was a firmware iussue..
Today i remembered, that i made some changes in service mode to improve the volume of Headphone and BT Audio and that this could be the problem...??!!
So i tried to enter the values which other GS2 users have in theire phones, but no effort, it went worse, now i even cant hear my opponent.
I hear the start "Bing" and the sound of the dialpad, the hang-up sound, but no spoken word..
Problem seems to be, that the changings i made in service mode aren't saved correctly, every time i enter the service mode, it shows diffrent values for the gain parts..
Here the actuall settings:
service Mode *#*#197328640#*#*
5 Audio => 1 NB (Voice Call) => 4 Bluetooth => 1 Volume
actual Values:
1 SRC Speech RX Volume (all internal Values = 82)
2 DST I2S1 TX Volume (all internal values = 82)
3 SRC I3S1 RX Volume: 98
4 DST Speech TX Volume 94
5 sidetone: 0x64a4
6 I2S1 Rx Gain: 0x64a4
7 I2S1 TX Gain: 0x64a4
Today i tried to change the last 3 values, those are diffrent to users i've asked.
They have 0X0 on all 3 Values.
If i try to enter 0x0 (menu Button => Key Input) then it shows the right 0x0. If i leave service menu and come back, another value is written here (like the 0X64a4 which i've never seen before nor entered it!)
Same if i try to enter only "0" or "ffff" or "7fff" (which stands für 4dB i've read somewhere)..
What can i try or do to get the BT Headset working again???????
greetings
johho
Some crack here who has an idea how to enter the settings correctly????
If not wipe data and factory reset to revert to stock settings .
jje
JJEgan said:
If not wipe data and factory reset to revert to stock settings .
jje
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i've already tryed this, seems that changes in service Mode aren't affected from wiping or erasing data nor depending from installed ROM.
I'm having the same big issue.
mhm... i've tryed again... it seems that... EDIT: i didn't solve the problem, thought i had, but wrong...
After Wiping and reflashing, the BT Headset works again, but my opponents say that im totally to loud..
Back in Service Menu the value for Gain is 0xffff, after going back to main menu and reenter volume menu it shows 0x32.. Values are changing again..
damm it..
johho said:
mhm... i've tryed again... it seems that... EDIT: i didn't solve the problem, thought i had, but wrong...
After Wiping and reflashing, the BT Headset works again, but my opponents say that im totally to loud..
Back in Service Menu the value for Gain is 0xffff, after going back to main menu and reenter volume menu it shows 0x32.. Values are changing again..
damm it..
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me too!!! 0x32
I don't know if this helps, but 0x32 in hex is 50 as an integer....
equinox1979 said:
me too!!! 0x32
I don't know if this helps, but 0x32 in hex is 50 as an integer....
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The thing that's confusing me is that the values are changing permanently.
After reboot I enter Service Mode, Audio/BT, here's the value on 5&6&7 0X61a4.
if I choose back from menu one time, and reenter Volume, the value of 5&6&7 is "0x32".
This 0X32 keeps from now on, until next reboot.
Very strange thing..
no matter which value i've entered, the value must keep the same even after reboot, not changing every time i enter the menu, does it?
I dont know whats going wrong here...
Would be soooo happy if one Service Mode crack could help us...
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Noone who's a service mode specialist?
Exactly same problem...
I have exactly the same problem....
I did also change some things in the service menu and now I have no sound during a phone call through my car kit (parrot MKi9200).
However if I connect the phone with my Jabra earpiece everything works fine. The sound is actually a bit to loud.
What I notice is that my car kit connects with a "headphone" icon and the Jabra with a "handset" icon.
The Jabra Earpiece is working fine. Two other phones (Samsung Chat & Samsung Gio) are working fine.
I also checked the SGS2 of a collegue, who's phone is untouched by custom rom's and never rooted. Als here the values are changing. I checked the values in his phone and typed them in my phone.....but still no sound during a phone call.
I don't think a wipe will restore the correct values. I dit try a lot of rom's, rooted and non-rooted. Nothing works.
And actuali the values are changing if I go in a menu setting - go back - and go in the menu again.
What I (we) need is a good manual of the service menu.
I hope someone can sort this out and wil have a solution for this anoying problem.
averjans said:
I hope someone can sort this out and wil have a solution for this anoying problem.
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I still have not found a solution to this!!
its absolutly amazing that the values seem to change on every device, even "untouched" ones...
So it cloud be that we only need the right value to enter or the right method to enter it to get back our original settings...
Dam it no service center aployee or samsung crack here who's able to give us some hints???
Going to test my SGS2 on another car kit today
I'm going to test my SGS2 on another car kit today: a Parrot CK3100 LCD
.... I will report soon...
SOLVED! SOLVED! SOLVED! Car kit working perfect now. Audio Perfect!
Problem solved .... see my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17260108#post17260108
Thank you very much mate!!! You are great!!!
It works really well for me.
I have to say, however, thath I have exactly the same car kit (parrot MKi9200).
equinox1979 said:
Thank you very much mate!!! You are great!!!
It works really well for me.
I have to say, however, thath I have exactly the same car kit (parrot MKi9200).
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Thanks equinox1979... no problem. I'm glad that it works also for your SGS2 with Parrot.
Did you already upgrade your Parrot to the latest version? I did, still works fine.
P.S. Are you a Jarre fan due to your name?
No, I didn't. I have some little problems with Parrot wiring.
P.s. equinox was my first synthesizers, but I like Jarre's music!!
Ok, I had some issues to with the wiring. Maybe I can help if you explain to me what kind of wiring problem you have.
sadly we have two threads now with same problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17401090#post17401090
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The other Thread sais "solved", but it isn't already solved for me (and some others)..
there was also no need to open a new "solved" thread for the problems here..
Generaly the problem seems to be that noone exactly knows what values should be entered and specially how they be saved after entering for all devices.. Service mode only remembers the last changed device
I have a bit of an annoying problem with my s2. The call volume when using headset is horribly low and I can't hear the other person if i'm outside or in the car when using headset. Under 2.3.4 FW i was able to go into service menu using *#*#197328640#*#* and go to Audio and proceed to headset volume and change the setting from 84 to 100.
I upgraded to ICS and was hoping that this may have been fixed Unfortunately not
I tried to go into service menu but when i click on Audio - it doesn't proceed to further options. It just stays on main menu. Tried doing the same on my colleagues s2 who is using the o2 branded ICS.
Is this something that has been taken out of ICS? If so i am thinking of moving back to 2.3.4 and I don't want to do that as the ICS CM9 mod looks great
Can anyone help!?
As you say some service codes dont work in ICS .
You could search the question its been posted more than once see if it has an answer .
Or search the volume louder posts .
jje
JJEgan said:
As you say some service codes dont work in ICS .
You could search the question its been posted more than once see if it has an answer .
Or search the volume louder posts .
jje
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i'm ripping my hair out mate trying to get this sorted - it's been an issue for me since i got my handset back in september and there's never been a permy fix.
Tried searching before i posted mate but had no joy any pointers would be appreciated.
Hi
I really hope I can find an answer here. My speaker volume during call is too low, especially when I use it during driving.
Apps like Volume+ cannot solve this as they only boost the overall volume, and the results are not good enough (cal vol still too low, ring tome distort)
So I tried to boost spk vol using service/engineering mode menu
Dialed code *#*#197328640#*#* and taped optin 5 - Audio. But nothing happens. I looked it up and it turns out that Samsung blocked the Audio menu for some unknown reason. It also turns out that ths limitation is coded in the modem used. So I changed the modem to onld KI3 (GB modem). Amazingly it worked. Audio menu unlocked and I could change the max spk vol from 88 to 100 and my spkr during call was boosted and sounded just great...
BUT, my signal reception and bat draining is the worst I ever had. Plus, I cannot install a matching RIL because this is a GB based modem and I'm running ICS 404.
So, since the audio menu blocking is a modem related issue, I there any way to patch/hack an ICS modem.bin to unlock the service mode audio menu??? I've searched the entire internet and this entire forum and could not find an answer. There are so many fine and talented devs here, I wonder why no one has found a workaround for this. Is it technically possible to restore the audio menu in service mode? Is where are all these settings saved? I noticed there is a system app named servicemode.apk. Could this be patched? Is there a config file that holds all the menu settings?
I promise to buy a full case of beer to any dev who will find a solution to this. Also I cannot understand why samsung set the max spk vol to 88%and not 100%...?
Thanks
If you flash the old modem, change the volume then flash a newer modem does it not retain the volume settings? It worked with me for WBAMR settings.
marsexpress said:
If you flash the old modem, change the volume then flash a newer modem does it not retain the volume settings? It worked with me for WBAMR settings.
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Thanks. Already tried that. WBAMR works, but not with audio settings. In fact, even if you leave the old moden, audio settings get reset to default after each reboot... I really don't know samsung so anxious to prevent us from changing audio settings.. And why are they setting all max volume to only 88 or 86%???
To bad no one cares about this and try to do something... There must be a way to decompile modem.bin and unlock it.. I wish I knew how...
Fair enough. I tested it myself as I find the handset volume too quiet in many calls myself. If it was just possible to get into the audio menu then a Tasker script can be used to automate resetting the volume to 100 or whatever after every reboot. It's getting the audio menu that's the problem.
I don't understand wtf it would be locked out, why??!
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So no one did fix this nor find a solution? I have used Omega rom for a year, and volume settings did work from STweaks. But after I did reflash on the same rom, same kernel, these setting do not work on in call volume. I mean, yes, ringtones are louder and other sound, but talking on the phone in a bit loud place in pain in....
I don't remember what modem I had, but I always thought it's newest one. Now I can't enter AUDIO menu, and cannot boost incall volume...
This may be because of some APK that samsung has in it's rom. When I installed Omega, "in this time" I tried NOT to install Samsung crap programs, and made thing simple. Maybe that is because of some missing APK?
Please gurus, help me, this is just stupid and making me crazy.
P.S.
This forum sometimes feels like dead one..
Hello Guys, I got a Jellybean Updated phone [LSJ] from ebay and updated it to official Firmware [LSE]. But when I compared it with another Friends S2 [Running ICS] i found out that it far more louder than mine.
I found a Way to increase the volume by going to Service Mode [Dialing *#*#197328640#*#* ] but I don't get anything after putting these numbers.
My phone is rooted and everything ese running fine, but sadly the volume is average. Please help.
Thanks
ipapun4545 said:
Hello Guys, I got a Jellybean Updated phone [LSJ] from ebay and updated it to official Firmware [LSE]. But when I compared it with another Friends S2 [Running ICS] i found out that it far more louder than mine.
I found a Way to increase the volume by going to Service Mode [Dialing *#*#197328640#*#* ] but I don't get anything after putting these numbers.
My phone is rooted and everything ese running fine, but sadly the volume is average. Please help.
Thanks
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One question: are u talking about external speaker volume or in-call volume?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
I am talking about inbuilt speaker volume and its not just about calls, its about Music and Video Files. All sound coming out from my phone speaker is kind of low. Is there anyway to boost the volume than the normal?
ipapun4545 said:
I am talking about inbuilt speaker volume and its not just about calls, its about Music and Video Files. All sound coming out from my phone speaker is kind of low. Is there anyway to boost the volume than the normal?
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405840
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Guys, try ls8 baseband
It may resove ur low volume issue
In call volume fix
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vishal11in said:
Guys, try ls8 baseband
It may resove ur low volume issue
In call volume fix
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Can you give some more info please on how to implement the fix? Thanks
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Hope ur phone is rooted
Search ls8 baseband and flash the zip file through cwm
If u need more help with baseband, pm me will share it
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No.
Changing a baseband (modem) will not do anything for volume other than call volume where the poor volume is caused by poor reception/connectivity issue. And even then it's not really 'fixing a low/poor call volume issue', it's more allowing normal call volume by fixing the reception/connectivity issues.
It will not make one iota of difference to ringtone, alerts, alarms, media volumes, etc.
It is good to be aggressive, i think you did not properly go through my post. I have clearly said that in call volume will be affected others will not. I have tried this and it has worked for me at least rest, you are the boss.
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The OP made it abundantly clear it wasn't a call volume issue, and the person who revived this thread yesterday made absolutely no mention of what type of volume issue he was having.
My point about changing modems stands, that particular modem will more than likely work best with a particular carrier/or in a particular country (given specific modems are bundled with stock roms released by different carriers), and may actually make other people's connectivity worse.
Check.
And mate.
MistahBungle said:
The OP made it abundantly clear it wasn't a call volume issue, and the person who revived this thread yesterday made absolutely no mention of what type of volume issue he was having.
My point about changing modems stands, that particular modem will more than likely work best with a particular carrier/or in a particular country (given specific modems are bundled with stock roms released by different carriers), and may actually make other people's connectivity worse.
Check.
And mate.
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You yourself stated that the person made no mention of what kind of volume issue he had. In which case my advise on the aforementioned issue can not be held inappropriate.
btw we are playing not playing chess here
Just trying to help, pls donot take it in wrong manner, never wanted to offend anyone
Cheers
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The Galaxy S2 / i9100 Jelly Bean update needs different approach to raise the in-call / headset volume than previus versions.
First you need to flash a modem which allows audio to be modified. For example the XXKI3. If you dont do it you couldn't access the necesary menus.
Next do the following:
1. Enter this number in the dialer to access the service mode: *#19732864*
2. go to [5] Audio
3. [1] NB (VOICE CALL)
4. [7]HANDSET (2MIC)
5. [1]Volume
6. [1]SRC Speech RX Volume
7. [5]5_lvl: 88
8. menu button / key input and insert a 100
9. Exit the menu and you've done!
kepplers said:
The Galaxy S2 / i9100 Jelly Bean update needs different approach to raise the in-call / headset volume than previus versions.
First you need to flash a modem which allows audio to be modified. For example the XXKI3. If you dont do it you couldn't access the necesary menus.
Next do the following:
1. Enter this number in the dialer to access the service mode: *#19732864*
2. go to [5] Audio
3. [1] NB (VOICE CALL)
4. [7]HANDSET (2MIC)
5. [1]Volume
6. [1]SRC Speech RX Volume
7. [5]5_lvl: 88
8. menu button / key input and insert a 100
9. Exit the menu and you've done!
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Dont know why, but on Omega rom, with Siyah kernel, I cant enter 5 AUDIO menu at all. In call volume is low. On the same rom, and kernel before reflash everything was ok. Before rom flash did Rom Nuke, also Kernel Wipe. This is crazy...
I have a Galaxy S3 International model and the mike volume during calls is crap.
If I use an ear piece no problems,
if i use skype the hands free works beautifully.
If i use it normally or handsfree for an actual phone call i have to nearly yell into the phone to be heard.
I have tried *#*#197328640#*#* but can not get into the audio menu, that just doesnt work. Other menu items do.
The phone is rooted and I am using cm 10.2.
I have tried doing a factory reset and reloading the rom but no luck there.
have done lots of googling but most pages i have found talk of hardware faults or a blocked mike hole which isnt my issue as it works fine with the earpiece and with skype.
i have looked at the profiles, tried turning them on and off. I suspect that there must be a setting somewhere but damned if i can find it.
Anyone got any ideas ?
thanks
Go back to stock 10.1.2 and test, S3 has two microphones so skype isn't a valid test.
If problem is still there on stock then you need a service centre.
Built in mike has modifiers on stock rom in the default gain file . But as i understand it it does not apply or is a different file for Android roms .
jje
are you using a custom kernel? if so, that's what is tweaking your mic gain. try the proper kernel for your rom that allows audio tweaking or ones that are properly tweaked out the box
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